Mad's Dave Berg Looks at the U.S.A.

Dave Berg’s decades-spanning satirical survey of American life, originally published by New American Library across three issues from 1964 to 1976, collects the beloved Mad cartoonist’s sharp-eyed, warmhearted gag panels. Berg’s signature style—a keen observation of suburban absurdities, everyday hypocrisies, and the quiet comedy of the common man—made this series a standout in the magazine’s golden age. It matters as a definitive, single-creator chronicle of mid-century U.S. culture, capturing the era’s foibles with a gentle, knowing wink.